Lab of Evolutionary Community Ecology

Welcome to the Turcotte Lab in the Department of Biological Sciences at the University of Pittsburgh. We study reciprocal interactions between ecology and rapid evolution. We specialize in applying rigorous laboratory methods (e.g., experimental evolution) in field experiments. Using various plant and insect study systems our current projects test how rapid phenotypic changes (both genetic and plastic) can impact species coexistence, how plant domestication impacts plant-herbivore interactions, and whether rapid evolution might rescue species and communities facing disturbances.

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Want to meet?: I am heading to ESA in New Orleans this summer in early August.